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Mon, May 14, 12 at 8:58
| Hi folks,
I live in central NJ and my lawn is a mixture of grasses, including ryegrass, fescues, and blue grass. I have noticed that there are patches of one grass that is slower growing, shade tolerant, and especially durable, often found under trees throughout the neighborhood. From above this thin grass appears wispy, wiry and swirly, and perhaps a bit paler than the flat blade grasses. Under a magnifying glass it looks almost tubular or maybe triangular in cross section. Any idea what variety this is? I would like to give it a try in my shady areas. Thanks! TomNJ |
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| It is one of the fine fescues (hard, chewings, sheep, or creeping red). Fine fescues are one of the most shade tolerant of the cool season grasses. I would recommend using creeping red fescue as it spreads to fill in bare areas, although it isn't that fast a spreader. Also I would use some of the improved cultivars, as common or boreal creeping red fescue is somewhat mediocre. I have also heard good things about the Bonny Dunes mix of fine fescues. |
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| Thanks Tiemco! |
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